Monochromatic Aberration

Lately, I haven’t been writing much.

I recently saw the news that Sony is re-issuing the WH-1000XM4, a pair of headphones initially released in 2020, and discontinued in 2025.

I love the Art Institute of Chicago.

As mentioned in my last blog post, I’ve returned to Japan, and returned to myself.

I recently returned to the US for about 10 days.

I recently got a new phone.

I recently returned to America for about a week and a half, only the second time I’ve returned since we moved over here about a year and a half ago.

I’ve been thinking again about an exhibition I went to late last year.

I recently rewatched Dungeon Meshi with my fiancée.

I’ve been reading a lot of Alan Watts this year.

I sort of feel like I’m constantly trying to find myself; to orient myself towards a goal.

Back in June, I participated in my first running race in Japan: the Ginza Mile.

Hokkaido has been high on the list of places I wanted to go to in Japan, but I always planned on going there in the Summer.

The Summer 2026 anime season is underway, but it’s not too late to start watching this season’s anime!

Happy 50th volume, to me!

Summer in Japan is a double-edged sword.

The JLPT is behind me, but I’m still taking this week slow.

By the time you read this, the government-administered language test known as the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam will be over, but at the time of writing, it’s taking over my life.

A couple of weeks ago, my iPod died.

Sorry to turn this blog into “social media clips I’ve liked,” but... there’s a clip that surfaced on my social media that really made an impact on me.

Lately, I’ve been full-bore studying Japanese for the upcoming JLPT, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test at the start of July (Almost there!

I’ve really been enjoying the anime adaptation of Yomi no Tsugai lately.

I’ve started looking at computer parts again.

I feel as if I’ve been writing more about my writing funk (see here!)

About a month ago, I got locked out of my Reddit account.

You may have heard digicams are having a bit of a moment.

There are a lot of images in this post; click the header above to view on the site for a more comfortable experience.

A friend recently asked me what anime I’ve been watching this season.

I recently met up with a friend of a friend—this sounds like a setup for a joke, but it’s not!

I haven't really been writing recently.

Lately, my fiction output has been all short stories, but it occurred to me that recently, I’ve only been reading novels.

I started running in college for two reasons.

It’s almost a month since the end of my first big photography project, #MonochromeMarch, but it continues to have reverberating effects.

Some of you may not know this, but I spent nearly a decade working as a gaffer—that is to say, a set lighting technician—on film shoots.

This post responds to the goals I set for myself back in January; see that post if you haven't yet!

I just finished writing a new short story.

Perhaps to no surprise, I've been thinking a lot about writing, recently.

In Tokyo, the sakura are in full bloom and the weather has turned; a sure sign that Spring has come.

I’m getting obsessed with contact sheets again.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about trying to get myself back on track in my reading for the year, which has been really successful—sometimes all you need is a bit of a kickstart.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the ubiquity of certain apps.

Share I've been looking for a bit more consistency to start the year.

I’ve collected quotes for as long as I can remember.

I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump to start the year.

Share I used to shoot a ton of black and white photography.

Share We’re fast approaching the one year anniversary of when I moved to Tokyo.

All images courtesy of the Martijn Doolaard YouTube Channel.

I had a very photography-focused weekend.

This past weekend, I participated in a photography exhibition for the first time.

We came home from a trip this week.